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Opening Day for the Montopolis Bridge
Photo Courtesy TXDoT
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History
on a Pinhead:
Originally developed in the 1830s when Austin
was still named Waterloo, the somewhat pretentious name comes from
it's hilltop location. Early settler Jessie C. Tannehill laid out
the townsite near his cabin. Proximity to Austin
prevented the town from developing into its own community, nevertheless
Montopolis had its own post office granted by 1897 to serve the 50
or so people who resided there. The population swelled to 142 by 1900
but the post office was discontinued in 1902. The town was annexed
by Austin in three stages
beginning in the 1950s and continuing in the 60s and 70s. The name
is still in use for the neighborhood, an exit off the highway and
for the bridge pictured above - still in use in 2004. |
June
1935 flood
These are of what was the Montopolis Bridge across the Colorado River
on what is now U.S. 183. |
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